So true!! I find myself with just such a need now and then and have to go and watch them all. I’m sure there was many a Mom who found herself glued to the screen as much by the story-teller as her child or children were to the stories!! He has such a talent for accents! I hope he will have a little one of his own one day to read stories to. I’m positive he’d be a fantastic Dad!
He’s wonderful. I can imagine a group of wide-eyed childrean taking in every word. And I do dearly hope he has a child of his own for whom he can read–well, perform–stories. 😀
Echoing your thoughts, my dear. If he were the librarian at storytime, it would be SRO with all the moppets and their mums and their nannies and their grandmothers …
How can you not fall in love with this guy? He looked as if he had so much fun performing these stories and this sense of enjoyment really came across. I hope he never loses touch with his inner little boy! 🙂
That’s one of the things that is so endearing about him–this sense he is having a wonderful time performing the stories, taking a positively child-like delight in the activity. His pleasure in being a storyteller only increases ours as the audience. And I think it’s important to us all not to lose touch with the sense of wonder and enthusiasm and the magical qualities of life we know as chldren. 😀
Oh yes, I love the sexy, smouldering looks (and that one is definitely for the mothers watching!) but whenever a pic captures him at a goofy moment, I go to mush. He makes me grin, he’s truly cute and adorable then.
The appeal of the CBeebies to me is that I think we see Richard quite close to being his natural self, more so even than in interviews where he is usually “selling” a show and is at the mercy of an interviewer who asks inane questions.
He’s so wonderful at storytelling. He can come read to my class any day!! I wish the youtube recordings of these stories were clearer! Does anyone know were I can see clean copies?
Yes, the YT recordings are not very good quality and what REALLY annoys me is that all the other CBeebies stories read by Toby Stephens, RPJ, etc. etc. are in MUCH better quality! Why?? So unfair! I downloaded the Richard’s stories from RANet (I think), those are better quality videos than the ones on YT, but still not as clear as I would like them to be! 😦
I get ridiculously excited every time Cbeebies is on telly and no one around me knows why 😉 Unfortunately it’s never RA telling the stories, but I guess it’s a Pavlov’s dog ReAction!
I am sure that would form a very long line, too–the women volunteering to have his babies for him. 😉 I am out of the running for that, but i would be thrilled to babysit his little ones. 😀
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So true!! I find myself with just such a need now and then and have to go and watch them all. I’m sure there was many a Mom who found herself glued to the screen as much by the story-teller as her child or children were to the stories!! He has such a talent for accents! I hope he will have a little one of his own one day to read stories to. I’m positive he’d be a fantastic Dad!
He’s wonderful. I can imagine a group of wide-eyed childrean taking in every word. And I do dearly hope he has a child of his own for whom he can read–well, perform–stories. 😀
Echoing your thoughts, my dear. If he were the librarian at storytime, it would be SRO with all the moppets and their mums and their nannies and their grandmothers …
all displaying rapt attention, of course.
It’s actually me, who’s sitting there wide-eyed, jaw dropped, no longer being in this world…..
Well, I might look the same way. 😉
Il est trop mimi (mignon)
Mais oui, absolutement!!
How can you not fall in love with this guy? He looked as if he had so much fun performing these stories and this sense of enjoyment really came across. I hope he never loses touch with his inner little boy! 🙂
That’s one of the things that is so endearing about him–this sense he is having a wonderful time performing the stories, taking a positively child-like delight in the activity. His pleasure in being a storyteller only increases ours as the audience. And I think it’s important to us all not to lose touch with the sense of wonder and enthusiasm and the magical qualities of life we know as chldren. 😀
I adore the last pic! 🙂
I adore all of the pics but my favourite is the penultimate pic. That look…How can anyone be so damn sexy????
Oh yes, I love the sexy, smouldering looks (and that one is definitely for the mothers watching!) but whenever a pic captures him at a goofy moment, I go to mush. He makes me grin, he’s truly cute and adorable then.
The appeal of the CBeebies to me is that I think we see Richard quite close to being his natural self, more so even than in interviews where he is usually “selling” a show and is at the mercy of an interviewer who asks inane questions.
Cute and adorable and SEXY as hell. And a sweetheart. What more could a girl want??
😀 That’s his “It’s my sister Kate!” pose. I always think of the horrid Screechy aka Kate from RH S3 when I see and hear it. 😉
He’s so wonderful at storytelling. He can come read to my class any day!! I wish the youtube recordings of these stories were clearer! Does anyone know were I can see clean copies?
Yes, the YT recordings are not very good quality and what REALLY annoys me is that all the other CBeebies stories read by Toby Stephens, RPJ, etc. etc. are in MUCH better quality! Why?? So unfair! I downloaded the Richard’s stories from RANet (I think), those are better quality videos than the ones on YT, but still not as clear as I would like them to be! 😦
I downloaded mine from RANet also, which seems to be the best option available for now.
I get ridiculously excited every time Cbeebies is on telly and no one around me knows why 😉 Unfortunately it’s never RA telling the stories, but I guess it’s a Pavlov’s dog ReAction!
I never knew about Cbeebies until Richard came into my life. 😀 All the joys and pleasures I have come to know since 2008!
The comments to RA’s cbeebies vids on YT are really funny… I lost count of how many ladies volunteered to have his babies! 🙂
I am sure that would form a very long line, too–the women volunteering to have his babies for him. 😉 I am out of the running for that, but i would be thrilled to babysit his little ones. 😀